Thomas and dcc

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Build your Thomas & Friends™ collection one friend at a time!

Price: $45.00

Product Code: 58741

Is this engine Dcc ready and for plug or wiring. Is the motor insulated

[ABC]

This loco is not DCC ready and does not have an 8-pin socket and would require soldering, but the motor is isolated.

[OldTimer]

If you'll do a search on dcc thomas, you'll find a number of articles dealing with installing decoders in a Bachmann Thomas.  Apparently the engine is what I would call DCC friendly--motor isolated but no plug.  There are also several sites where you can buy a Thomas with an after-market decoder installed.  Buying the engine/decoder seems to add about 35 bucks to the cost, so it can't be too hard a project.  Good luck.
Old Timer

[Joe323]

My guess is that Bachmann figures that the Thomas line sells to parents of little children who probably couldn't care less if they are DCC equipted

[poliss]

All my children are DCC equipped.